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The GIL is not just why Python threads can't use multiple cores. It is CPython's engineering trade-off among refcounting, the object model, and C extensions.
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2025
Summer
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Study Python's cached_property decorator, how it stores computed values on instances, and where it fits in Django-style code.
Spring
21 min read
A quick reference for data structures, basic syntax, and essential APIs in Lua, JavaScript, Go, Python, and Java.
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A quick reference for Python data structures and their common operations, from lists and dicts to queues and stacks.
2024
Winter
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Understand Python decorators as a design pattern, including first-class functions, simple wrappers, chained decorators, and common uses.
Autumn
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Build a modern Python workflow from interpreter, virtual env, and dependency management to editor setup and Ruff, with the trade-offs behind each step.